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('NO Model.)

P. HENRICHS.

BOTTLE sToPPBR AND DRAFT NozzLB.

'Patented Oct. 24, 1.882.

WITNESSES I ff' y v .T MVEJVTOR C l @2f/f W .attorneys l Y @TOW PETERI-IENRIOHS, OF FARGO, DAKOTA TERRITORY.

BOTTLE-STOPPER AND DRAFT-NOZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,364, dated October24, 1882.

Application filed July 25, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, PETER HENRIGHS, of

Fargo, Cass county, Dakota Territory, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bottle Stoppers and Draft-Nozzles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to that class of Stoppers and draftnozzles or tubes which are employed with bottles containing variouswaters and liquids charged with gas, the pressure of which, when a valveis open, discharges the contents of the bottle.

The object of my invention is to simplify such stoppers and draft-tubes,so as to render them less liable to derangement, and consequently impartto them greater durability and efficiency; also,to provide a stopper andtube adapted to bottles of different sizes, and capable of being readilyapplied and tirmly secured in place.

The subject-matter claimed as of my invention is first fully described,and then particularly pointed out at the close of the specilication.

ln the accompanying drawings, which represent my improvements asembodied in the best way now known to me, Figure l is a view inelevation of the upper part or neck and bead of a bottle having myimprovements applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is a vertical section throughthe neck and head of the bottle, with the stopper and draft-tube and itsappliances also in section.

The bottle A is provided with a stopper, B, which has a contractedportion, b, to enter the opening or mouth of the bottle a shortdistance. Between the annular end of the bot- 1lehead and au annularshoulder, b', of the bottle-stopper B is interposed a packing ring orgasket, c, for instance, of india-rubber, in order to secure atightjoint between the stopper andthe bottle. It will be obvious that byieason of the contracted portion b and the wide shoulder b of thebottle-stopper, it may he applied to bottles having mouths of differentdiameter. Thc stopper B is provided with a draft tube or opening, O,intersecting a tapering oblique valve-opening, D, the lower end of thelatter opening communicating with the interior of the bottle below thestopper. This stopper B, I prefer to cast of metal in a `c athumb-lever, G.

single piece; but the stopper may be made of glass or of any othersuitable material preferred.

The stopper is securely fastened in place upon the head of the bottle,preferably by means of a three pronged or armed frame, E, two arms, c,of which are passed down along the sides of the head of the bottle, soas to lit by their lower bent ends under the shoulder a, formed by saidbottle-head. The third arm,e, of the three-pron ged frame extends down,being slightly bentinwardly, below the said shoulder a of the bottle,and is provided with an outwardly-bent projection or end e2, so as toform a seat, in which a wire, F, is placed, said wire encircling thebottle, and having its ends suitably fastened together in order tosecurely fasten the three-pron ged frame in position upon the bottle.The upperend of the said frame E tits snugly upon the top of the stopperB, hack of the mouth of the draft opening or tube O, so that when thearms e e are tted by their bent ends under the shoulder a of the bottle,and the arm e is fastened to the bottle by its wire, the said stopperwill be rigidly held in place and securely close the mouth ofthe bottle.The arm e of the three-pronged frame E is provided with lugs or portionse3, so as to afford a ready means of pivoting to said arm The upper endof this lever G is normally rocked or drawn inward tow-ard thebottle-stopper bythe action of the spring H, which acts upon said leverin the example shown by being passed through a link, i, formed at theouter end of a wire or rod, I, the said link enveloping or surroundingthe said upper end of the lever G, while there is connected with theopposite or inner end of said wire or rod I a plug or tapering valve, J,preferably of india-rubber, adapted to move endwise in the lower end ofthe tapering oblique valve-recess D of the bottle-stopper. Said spring His preferably constructed of spring-wire in the manner shown in thedrawings-thatis to say, of a double wire,the lower ends of which pressagainst the outside of the arm e of the three-pronged frame E, while theupper ends pass loosely through the link t' of the wire l, as beforedescribed, the wire at or about its center being twisted into one ormore spring-coils, h, on each side of the pivoted 1. The combination,substantially as herein- 35 before set forth, of the bottle, the stopperprovided with a draft-tube intersecting an oblique valveopening, thevalve fitted to move endwise in said valve-opening, the armedframesecuring said stopper to the bottle, and mech- 4o anism mounted uponsaid frame to operate said valve.

2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of abottle, a bottle-stopper, and a frame to secure said stopper to the bot-45 tle, said frame having one or more arms engaging an external shoulderupon said bottle, and another arm receiving a fastening devicesurrounding the bottle.

3. The combination, substantially as herein- 5o before set forth, of thebottle, the stopper having a draft-tube, the valve controllingcommunication between said tube and the interior of the bottle, thespring acting upon said valve to keep it normally pressed to its seat,the 55 lever for moving said valve against the force of its spring by alink-connection, and an auxiliary spring acting upon said lever tosteady it and aid in keeping it in a normal condition in readiness forretracting the valve to permitof 6o the withdrawal ot' the contentsofthe bottle.

lever G, between said lever and the lugs e3, in I which it is pivoted.This spring acts also to steady the lever in its rocking movements andprevent loose movement thereof. It will, how- 5 ever, of course beunderstood that the spring for the lever G may be organized in otherWays. Surrounding the wire or rod I, which carries at its lower end thetapering plug or valve J, before mentioned, is a coiled spring, K, comropressed between the plug J at one end and the frame E at the other, theaction of which is to normally force said plug or valve rmly down intoits tapering recess or seat in the bottom of the stopper and across thedraft-tube U, so

15 as to prevent the discharge of any liquid from the bottle. Thisspring K also acts to draw the upper end of'the lever Gr toward thestopper, in which action it is aided by the spring H, before described.lhen the liquid is to be zo discharged all that is necessaryis to pressupon the lower end of the thumb-leverG, so as to rock said lever uponits pivot, as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2, which operation willretract the plug or valve J and permit the contents of 25 the bottle tocommunicate with the draft-tube C of the stopper and be dischargedtherefrom.

Bottles provided with my improved Stoppers may be charged with theircontents in any desired manner.

The advantages of my improvements, due to their simplicity andeffectiveness, need not be elaborated.

Having described my invention, what [claim as new 1s- In testimonywhereof I have hereunto subscribed my naine.

PETER IIENRCHS.

lTitiiesses:

W. W. SMITH, THOMAS BAKER, Jr.

